Forecasting and Methods

Organizational Agility

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Today’s discussion

1. OPM’s Forecasting and Methods Group

- Vision and Mission

- Achieving Outcomes

- Supporting Strategic Human Capital

2. Organizational Agility

3. Today’s Activity

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Forecasting and MethodsStrategic Workforce Planning

OPM

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is to become the leading resource in the Federal government for assisting Agencies with developing Human Capital strategies to support mission accomplishment.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to develop and provide strategic human capital tools, innovative approaches, and forecasting methodologies to assist agencies in accomplishing their mission.

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Forecasting and Methods

Strategic Human Capital Management

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How Forecasting and Methods Uses Organizational Agility for Strategic Human

Capital Management

Human Capital Framework

(HC Strategic Planning Framework)

HRStat(HC Strategic

Measures)

HC Surveys(Employee Viewpoint

Survey, Manager’s Satisfaction Survey,

etc.)

Tools

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Measures

Organizational

Agility

1. Help agencies anticipate

challenges/opportunities

2. Plan and implement HC

strategies to effectively meet

challenges/opportunities

3. Evaluate and refine their HC

strategies

4. Improve their forecasting

abilities to increase org agility

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Organizational Agility Definition

Organizational agility is the ability of the agency to anticipate and respond fluidly and effectively to current and future challenges in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment.

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Organizational Agility Cycle (1)

The agency’s organizational agility cycle starts by developing detailed scenarios of the most probable organizational human capital needs for the short-term and long-term future.

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Organizational Agility Cycle (2)

Based on these scenarios, the agency prototypes possible responses and iterates toward human capital strategies that best meet the future challenges and opportunities.

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Organizational Agility Cycle (3)

The tested prototypes are then integrated into the agency’s processes and overall strategy. The agency continually learns from the performance of the human capital strategies in managing the challenges and opportunities.

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Organizational Agility Cycle (4)

Lessons learned are then fed back into the scenario development stage of the organizational agility cycle. The agency is now prepared to realign resources and processes to meet shifting organizational priorities.

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Activity

• Goal: Provide input for developing business case for organizational agility within Federal government.

• Participants divide into four groups.

– All groups will respond to same question.

• 45 minutes to discuss questions

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Questions?